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marcus-sparkus
at Wed Jul 16 16:39:05 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by marcus-sparkus ]
Here is the exact way that I keep mine because I feel that I have left things out with the other two short explainations.
I use a 30 gal plastic storage bin with about 6-7 inches of moist peat moss. Every now and then I dump water into the bin to let some moisture get right down into it. The mealworms come to the surface when I do this (I assume that they think they will drown otherwise). I have about 80% of the surface area covered with partially rotted wood. I sterilize this wood by placing it in a bucket full of water then putting rocks on top of it then leaving it there for a few days. The reason that I started adding the wood into the bin was because I noticed that the adults almost stopped laying when I switched over to the film canaster method of pupation. Maybe they are laying their eggs on the wood?
I keep the adults and the young in the same bin and sprinke oats in every now and then along with throwing fruits/veggies in every few days to keep them hydrated. I try to make sure that there is always a little food in there for them too eat, but not too much because mites will start to come.
If you are keeping them in a tank (I was before I noticed this problem) then you will need a lid because the mealworms can crawl up the glue that is used to keep the tank together and get out.
With this set up I pretty much have a constant supply of these guys, but then again, I breed a lot of other insects for feeders aswell and dont fully rely on these.
If there is anything else you wanna know about them just ask and Ill answer as best I can.
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The EXACT way that I keep mine - marcus-sparkus, Wed Jul 16 16:39:05 2003